SB1 created the first increase on the tax in 23 years, raising the levy by $0.12 per gallon back in 2017. Money collected from the increase is earmarked for a wide range of road improvement projects, and efforts to empower sustainable transit.

According to a Los Angeles publication, Curbed, SB1 is now on pace to produce a projected $54 billion that will directly impact transportation infrastructure initiatives.

Florida says no to offshore drilling (and e-cigarettes)

In Florida, voters passed Amendment 9, nicknamed the “clean air, clean water” amendment. The ballot measure effectively placed a ban on all oil and gas drilling off the coast up to nine miles offshore—the maximum distance states may exert control.

As an added bonus, the same ballot measure also passed a ban on e-cigarettes within enclosed indoor workplaces.

Nevada ups its renewable energy commitment

Voters in the Silver State passed Question 6 on Tuesday night, which will require utilities acquire at least 50% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The initiative allows for renewable energy to include, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydroelectric sources.

In a big jump, Question 6 goes well beyond the state’s previous standard—a renewable energy increase to 25% by 2025.